Inourlife,weoftenhearSportsSpirit.WhatkindofSportsSpiritcanyoulearnfromthem?Andhowcanyouusethesportsspiritinyourstudies?Unit2SportseventsLanguagepoints1.(L2)delightedadj.高兴的;欣喜的1)Hewasdelightedtobeinvitedtothewedding.他很高兴被邀请参加婚礼。2)Iamdelightedatyourprogressmadeinstudies.我很高兴你在学习上的进步。n.•takedelightindoingsth.•Toone’sdelight2.(L3)significancen.意义;意味;重要性1)It’sgoodthathehasrealizedthesignificanceofstudyingEnglish.他认识到学英语的重要性非常好。2)Youshouldpaymoreattentiontothesignificanceofthespeechdeliveredbyourheadmaster.你应该注意校长演讲的意义。significantadj.有意义的;重要的3.(L11)competevi.竞争,对抗competewith/againstsb.forsth.1)Severaldogsarecompetingwith/againsteachotherforabone.几条狗为了一支骨头互相打架。2)Companiesarecompetingagainsteachotherforthecontract.公司间为了合同相互竞争。competitionn.竞争;比赛competitorn.竞争者;选手4.(L13)inhonorofsb.为了纪念;向……表示敬意Theceremonywasheldinhonorofthosekilledinthebattle.这个仪式是为了纪念牺牲在战场上的人。honorsb.withsth.给某人以荣耀1)Willyouhonormewithavisit?2)It’sanhonortobeinvitedtotheparty.5.(L14),nomatterwhatlanguagetheyspeak.Thephasenomatterwhatmeans“whateverthesituationis,somethingisalwaystrue”andusedtointroduceanadverbialclause.Similarphrasessuchasnomatterhow,nomatterwhetherandnomatterwhencanbeusedinthesameway.e.g.Nomatterwhatdifficultyshemeetswith,shewillnevergiveup.无论多难才能见到,她决不放弃。NomatterhowItriedtopersuadehim,hejustdidn’ttakemywordsseriously.无论我怎么劝他,他也听不进去。Nomatterwhetheritisrainyorsunny,thefootballmatchwillbeplayedasplanned.不管是下雨或晴天,足球赛如期举行。6.(L16)contemporaryadj.当代的;同时代的;同年龄的HislectureisoncontemporaryAmericannovelists.他的演讲是关于当代美国小说家的。WasJonsoncontemporarywithShakespeare?琼森是否与莎士比亚同辈?7.(L35)contributionn.贡献makecontributionsto(doing)sth.为……做贡献1)Hemadecontributionstothefilmindustry.他为电影产业做出了贡献。2)Iamdeterminedtomakecontributionstodevelopingourcountry.我决定为国家的发展做贡献。contributevt.捐献,捐助;投稿Contributedtwostoriestothesummerissue.contributeto…起一份作用,有助于,促成Exercisecontributestobetterhealth.运动有助于健康。归纳总结:促成,导致•1.contributeto•2.leadto•3.resultin•4.bringabout•5.giveriseto8.(L37)absencen.缺席,缺乏反义词:presencen.出席,到场Hemadeupanexcuseforhisabsencefromthemeeting.他为会议缺席找了一个借口。absentadj.不在场,缺乏的bepresentat出席beabsentfrom缺席Severalworkerswereabsentfromthemeetingyesterday.9.(L44)TheChineseledthewayatthe…leadtheway领先;引路;带路Canyouleadtheway?好吧,你能带路吗?Mikeledthewayatthefinalexamination.迈克在考试中领先。10.(L51)attemptsvt.试图;企图;试图TheyattemptedtofinishthetaskbeforeJuly.他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。n.企图,尝试Hemadeanattemptontheworldrecord.他试图打破世界纪录。1.Today,bothmaleandfemaleathletesfromaroundtheworldcantakepart,nomatterwhatnationtheycomefrom.(P22)如今,世界各地的男女运动员都可以参赛,无论他们来自民族。本句的主句为athletesfromaroundtheworldcantakepart;nomatterwhatnationtheycomefrom为让步状语从句,相当于itdoesn’tmatterwhatnationtheycomefrom。nomatter可以和疑问词who,what,which,where,when以及how连用,引导让步状语从句,和疑问词+ever的用法很相似。Youwillbewelcomenomatterwhen(whenever)youcome.不管你什么时候来都会受到欢迎。Phonemewhenyouarrive,nomatterhow(however)lateitis.你到达以后就给我打电话,无论多么晚也要打。不过,由whoever,whatever和whichever引导的从句可以用作句子的主语或宾语。而nomatterwho/what/which等引导的从句则不可以这样用。例如:I’llbelievewhateveryousay.你说什么我全相信。2.WearelookingforwardtoseeingmoreoftheminfutureOlympicGames.(P23)在未来的奥运会中,我们期盼着能够看到更多这样的人。【分析讲解】句中的lookforwardto表示“期盼,盼望”,其中的to为介词,后接名词或v-ing形式。例如:Welookforwardtothereturnofspring.我们期待着春天的到来。Iamlookingforwardtohearinghisviewsonartisticcreation.我期待听到他对艺术创作的见解。Haveatry:1.Hetriedhisbesttosolvetheproblem,_____difficultitwas.A.howeverB.nomatterhowC.whateverD.although2.Everyonegavefivepenceasacontribution_____theFamineReliefFund.A.atB.onC.toD.over3.Thepresidenthonoredus_______apersonalvisit.A.toB.withC.forD.of4.Wearein________withfourothercompaniesforthecontract.A.competingB.competitorC.competitionD.companion5._______werethemanagerandhiswife,aswellastheirson.A.PresentedB.TopresentC.PresentD.Presence6.Thelaboratorywasnamedafterthescience_______him.A.inspiteofB.incaseofC.intermsofD.inhonorof1.A______fromallaroundtheworldarewarmlywelcometoBeijingtotakepartintheOlympics.2.Thebadboywaspunishedforhisrepeateda_______fromschool.CompletethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheChineseorinitials.thletesbsences3.CanyoutellmewhowilllighttheOlympicflameattheopeningc________atthe2008BeijingOlympics?4.Scientistshavemadeimportant__________(贡献)tothedevelopmentofhumanbeing.5.Ihadthe______(荣誉)ofjoiningthePartyin1998.eremonycontributionshonour1.2008wasa__________(significance)yearforChinesepeopleaswewillmarkthe30thanniversaryofChina’sreformandopeningup.2.Ibelievehewasan___________(honour)man,committedtopromotinghumanwelfare.Fillintheblankswithproperformsofthegivenwords.significanthonourable3._________(delight)withwhatthestudenthaddone,theteacherpraisedhim.4.Thewindowslookbrightandcleantoday.Someonemust___________(clean)them.Delightedhavecleaned5.EverySeptemberthereisoftena__________(compete)betweenschoolstoattractstudents.6.Nowitisgenerallyacceptedthatthecountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemscancoexist__________(peace).competitionpeacefully